According to the press release, the show will feature "an eclectic range of guests who are stamping their mark on the future."

The man himself, who is currently fighting extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations, claims the show will aim “to capture and present some of this revolutionary spirit to a global audience. My own work with WikiLeaks hasn't exactly made my life easier”, he said in a statement, “but it has given us a platform to broadcast world-shifting ideas.”

In the official trailer for the series, Assange says: "For 500 days now I've been detained without charge. But that hasn't stopped us.

"Today, we're on a quest for revolutionary ideas that can change the world tomorrow."

Russia Today's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan said in a statement: "We're proud to host Julian Assange's new project.. RT has rallied a global audience of open-minded people who don't take things around them for granted."